Nonstop flight route between Brno, Czech Republic and Mountain View, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ), Brno, Czech Republic and Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ), Mountain View, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,945 miles (or 9,567 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Brno–Tuřany Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Brno–Tuřany Airport and Moffett Federal Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRQ / LKTB |
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Location: | Brno, Czech Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°9'5"N by 16°41'39"E |
Area Served: | Brno, Czech Republic |
Operator/Owner: | South-Moravia Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 770 feet (235 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRQ |
More Information: | BRQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUQ / KNUQ |
Airport Name: | Moffett Federal Airfield |
Location: | Mountain View, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'53"N by 122°2'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUQ |
More Information: | NUQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ):
- The furthest airport from Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Brno–Tuřany Airport's relatively low elevation of 770 feet, planes can take off or land at Brno–Tuřany Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Brno–Tuřany Airport", another name for BRQ is "Letiště Brno–Tuřany".
- The terminal consists of two concourses.
- The closest airport to Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) is Kunovice Airport (UHE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of BRQ.
- Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Brno–Tuřany Airport handled 463,023 passengers last year.
Facts about Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ):
- By far the most famous and visible sites are Hangars #1, #2, and #3, which dwarf the surrounding buildings.
- Because of Moffett Federal Airfield's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Moffett Federal Airfield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The adjacent NASA Ames Research Center is also home to several wind tunnels, including the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, and the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex.
- The furthest airport from Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,365 miles (18,290 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On 1 July 1994, NAS Moffett Field was closed as a naval air station and turned over to the NASA Ames Research Center.
- As an aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Navy wanted to use the airship hangars at Moffett for blimp operations along with Pacific Coast.
- Narrow gauge tracks run through the length of the hangar.
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) has 2 runways.
- In 2006, an offer to clean the hangar and coat its outsides with solar panels to recoup the costs of cleaning was floated by a private company, but the plan never saw fruition because it was too costly.
- Moffett Federal Airfield, also known as Moffett Field, is a joint civil-military airport located between southern Mountain View and northern Sunnyvale, California, USA.
- Post-Cold War defense cutbacks and related Base Realignment and Closure actions in the 1990s identified NAS Moffett Field for closure.
- The closest airport to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) is Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of NUQ.
- Hangar One is one of the world's largest freestanding structures, covering 8 acres.